Angola vs Burundi: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Angola
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Burundi
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Angola rank
1st
Burundi rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Angola
- Burundi
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Burundi, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 1st and Burundi ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Angola |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Angola |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Angola |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher married women are required by law to obey their husbands, Angola or Burundi?
- Angola, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Angola and Burundi?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burundi?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Burundi rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Angola ranks 1st and Burundi ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Married women are required by law to obey their husbands. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator captures whether family law includes any provision requiring a married woman to obey her husband or penalizing her for disobedience, such as loss of maintenance rights.